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[cvxfreak]

I was just thinking about this today, because Korea and Taiwan were a part of the Japanese empire before the war started, but I've never heard of people of Korean or Taiwanese descent being interned. For the record, many Koreans and Taiwanese fought the war as part of the Japanese army.

 

[speedpop]

For the record, many Koreans and Taiwanese fought the war as part of the Japanese army.

Yep. I haven't really further read into it, but as far as I knew the ones that did not want to fight were usually put into labour camps or punished until they eventually broke and fought for the Japanese.

 

[cvxfreak]

Perhaps. There were also some who voluneteered for the IJN at the same time. Yasukuni Shrine, the shrine that Koizumi visits every so often, that honors dead Japanese soldiers, has names of Taiwanese and Korean soldiers in addition to Japanese ones.

 

[fart]

I don't believe there were, but I'm not positive about that. For the most part it was exclusively JAs.

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

The Japanese internment camps were located 3 minutes away from my house, so I know quite a lot about the history of them... as far as I recall, I don't remember any Koreans or Taiwanese at those particular camps.

 

[FortNinety]

A lot of older Koreans absolutely hate Japanese people because of this. I'm half Korean, and when I brought a Japanese friend over after school back in elementary school, my mom practically spit right in his face. I was totally confused until much later in life.

 

[sc0la]

no*, but they are options for WWIII






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Spoiler

not true

 

[Blackace]

Only Japanese people were forced into camps in the US. However, many non-Japanese were mistaken for Japanese.

edit: also Korea and Taiwan were looked at as "lesser: countries at that time by almost all, which is why they were passed around so much. So America didn't feel the need to worry about them..